Wolf 1061b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | December 18, 2015 |
| Radial Velocity | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.035509 (± 7e-06)[1] AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 4.8876 (± 0.0014) d | |
| Star | Wolf 1061 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| ≥1.44[2] R🜨 | |
| Mass | ≥1.36[2] ME |
Wolf 1061b is an
light years from Earth. It is the first planet in order from its host star in a triple planetary system, and has an orbital period of nearly 5 days. The planet orbits too close to its star for it to be in the habitable zone.[3]
See also
- List of exoplanets
References
- ^ "Wolf 1061 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 1995. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- ^ a b "Three planets orbiting Wolf 1061" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-20.
- S2CID 30738573.
External links
- Simulated view of the Wolf 1061 system. Video created by the University of New South Wales
| Stars |  | |
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| Planets | ||
2015 in space | ||
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Space probes |
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| Space observatories |
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- Aldebaran b
- evaporation of Gliese 436 b
- Gliese 1132 b
- HD 155233 b
- HD 164595 b
- HD 219134
- HIP 11915 b
- K2-3d
- K2-18b
- K2-22b
- K2-24b
- K2-24c
- KELT-4Ab
- Kepler-438b
- Kepler-440b
- Kepler-442b
- Kepler-444
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- Kepler-451b
- Kepler-452b
- Kepler-453b
- KOI-4878.01
- LkCa 15 b
- spectrum of 51 Pegasi b
- WASP-121b
- Wolf 1061c
- 2015 BP519
- US 708
- EGS-zs8-1 (announced)
- WISE J224607.57−052635.0
- 1SWASP J093010.78+533859.5
- ASASSN-15lh
- EGSY8p7
- Tabby's Star
- 541132 Leleākūhonua
- VFTS 352 contact binary
- GW150914 (first observation of gravitational waves)
- GW151226
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